Ingenio, San Martín, Cuba
An inscription—probably made by the artist—on the back of this small, spontaneous sketch indicates that it was made "Direct—from Nature." Brownell focused on the atmospheric effects of the fleeting clouds and pale blue sky, while indicating the economy of slavery that is central to Cuba’s history. The buildings on the horizon at left represent a sugar mill, or ingenio. In the right foreground, a Black Indigenous worker dressed in white, wearing a straw hat, and carrying a long staff is seen walking along a fenced path.
Artwork Details
- Title:Ingenio, San Martín, Cuba
- Artist:Charles Dewolf Brownell (American, Providence, Rhode Island 1822–1909 Bristol, Rhode Island)
- Date:ca. 1853–66
- Culture:American
- Medium:Oil on academy board
- Dimensions:10 1/16 × 13 3/4 in. (25.5 × 35 cm)
- Credit Line:Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 2019
- Object Number:2019.9
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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